Cutting costs in aircraft turbine production
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 04:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Compressor disks for aircraft turbines are milled from a single piece of material. During processing, the blades begin to vibrate. Now, a novel clamping system boosts vibration absorption for the blades by more than 400 times, and cuts manufacturing costs by as much as 5000 euros.